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Show DDELL If DIRECT CERTIFiCATE SALES Salt Laker Wires Acceptance Accept-ance of Position Offered by McAdoo. OPPORTUNITY TO SAVE Stamps to Be Sold in Small Denominations to Small Investors. r,.mc T. ci.lell, grner.il m.tniiKi'i' of I hp. Consolidated Wi.K.ni U," in"" -iliv. Imh lc.-n siaked l.v iv-ri:uy ' rh Tre.ix- lirv Willi. cm II. IM'l'i I" an-cpl the-appointment the-appointment ilh stale . 1 1 1 1-. 1 oi- for I'lali in the niulon-wido I Ifir:.!.! Hales "-Phuii "-Phuii whl'-li "III launched lie, -ember li. Arid' cnf.-i. lug Willi Ihc illiflors of Hi,-. . mv of which he i U" general 4M.riK-r Iw win-I Iiih acei.ij.nrn lo Mi'. Ur.VluO LlHt. Week. II M expected 1 1 1 s L 1 w ill n-eei'.e official iirinoiiiio-nn-lil of 111;-' appointment I" the course of a lew days. II ...plained in 11..' I.'."i"'ii "f"1 to Mr. 'i.l, II l.v t.i roUrv M.-Adoo hH diltt'il V 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 mil iir.nwllaln H Vll.HIS''. .,1 i-i-ldeii,:,-. l"il would require a. grea ,,f in,,,. The ,llr,"-lors H"- eoiirei n ' wil h v.l.l-'li lie l associated, not -.withstanding, w.tro rnthiwlswl K-v -Ulroue Hint l.- should accept the appollil-ii appollil-ii , 'til and H w iilinoiltM-wl 1'0 will lain his ronnctinri Willi the C , n nol n l:i t i-l Wagon A Ma. Ill"'' company. Office Quarters Ottered. In vi li-iiiu lil cheerful urn plan. e, of Hie appointment Mr iMell static I Ihlit. to MVf government rxpense, tl"'. onsoliua-l - e, l AVimun .t- Machine coinpany or lh-l-'artn.'ra ,S. SI oek r w,;rB hank won: vM-ling vM-ling lo provide office qllarliiia gratul-louslv. gratul-louslv. . Under a reccnl 't of congress, 1 1 ' explained, the Ke.rolary of the treasury v;as authorized to Issue war savings cer-llflenle.'i cer-llflenle.'i ill small ilenor.ilna Hons and toac-(ornpllsli toac-(ornpllsli this purpose, lie appointed a war navlngs committee, including I'YanU A. 'au,lerllp, New York, chairman; ..Mrs. George Hums of Chicago, Frederick A. 1 o-Jano o-Jano of I'hieaElo. Henry l''or.l of le-I le-I roll . KuK.me Meyer. Jr., of New York li n,1 I'h.nirs I... Haino ut Boston. ruder I ho plan of organization, the lounirv Is to lie divided Into six grand divisions, earh division lo comprise os-sent.inllv os-sent.inllv two federal reserve districts. Ka, h division la to lie In c.harKo of a federal direi'tor, wlio will supervise from Washington, l. t'., the. Plate organlza-lions organlza-lions In Ins division. K. C nradlry has heen appointed federal illroelor lor this district. Many Selling Places. According to the plan, any person may Invest amounts as small as 5 rents at a I mho at poslofriees, hanks or M ust coni-TnnlC4N. coni-TnnlC4N. at most railroad stations, stores and factories anrl al many other public places, where accredited persons may act as authorised selling agents. At the average aver-age 1DIS selling price, such certificates will yield t per cent Interest, conuXHinded quarterly. The. certificates will ho dated January' 2, 1 9 1 S, and will mature January 1. 1!'-:1. The entire wealth and security of the nation. It Is explained, is hohind thein. f According to the- plan, no person mafl purchuye at one time more than SHld woi'Lh, or hold at one time more than ..it'll worth of these certificate;. These obligations of the ITiitcd States will he evidenced by (damps of two denominations de-nominations a war saving stamp costing cost-ing from $1.12 to according to the month in which purchased, and having a maturity v.aJue of $f,, and a thrift stamp, costing 2f, cents. Plan of Redemptioon. During December, 1017. and January, Iflji. war savings stumps will he sold for ST12 eaeh. At tile beginning of each of Hie pucccediug' months of litis, siarling Kohruary 1. the cost of a stump will in-, in-, rea.se one. cent a month. All war savings sav-ings stamps Issued during: 101S wiLl mn-Icre mn-Icre on January I. llc'3, when lhc' will he redeemed al $5 each. This difference between the purchase price paid at any time during Iftl.s and Se represents the interest tho go'ernmciit will pay the holder. Wii.u tht first war saving stamp bought, the purchaser will be given a war sav-it:xs sav-it:xs cerr.iftcate containing spaces for twenty such stamps. If the twenty spaces are filled hefore February J. H'lS, Hie cost will have heen $2.-(6 for the filled certificate, and January i. 1023, the government gov-ernment will redeem the certificate at f , 01. Thrift stamps, costing 23 cenls eacjt. are to be affixed to thrift cards, which will be supplied without cosL The card when tilled, at a cost of 51. mav be exchanged ex-changed for a war savings stamp bearing interest at 4 per cent, compounded quarterly, quar-terly, merely l,y turning the card in at Ihe postoffic.e. banti or other sales agen-and agen-and paylnK the riifl'e.rence between M and the current price of a w-oj- s;iving, stamp. |